She became a god

At 3:45 PM that night, news of the fourth prince's death reached the Eastern Palace.

At that time, Su Mingzhu lost another game of chess.

"Senior Sister, your strategy is superb; I humbly admit defeat."

Using cooperation as a pretext and the safety of the Duke of Wei's mansion as a bargaining chip, the scheme exploited Ji Cunzhen's suspicions, luring her into the Duke of Wei's mansion alone to uncover the affair between the second prince and the Duke of Wei's heir. This was a brilliant plan to use someone else to do the dirty work.

Chen Lai smiled and said, "If it weren't for my junior sister's superb disguise skills, things wouldn't have progressed so smoothly."

That day, the Su He that Ji Cunzhen saw was not the real Su He, but Su Mingzhu disguised as a man.

When Su Mingzhu, disguised as Su He, visited Ji Cunzhen, she poisoned him with a drug that could cause his spiritual power to dissipate.

The poison takes effect an hour after ingestion, but the toxicity only lasts for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

If not for poisoning, how could Ji Cunzhen have died so easily at the hands of Ji Cunman?

"With Ji Cunzhen dead, Ji Cunman won't be able to keep his power for long," Su Mingzhu sighed. "Both sons are flesh and blood; I wonder which son Emperor Yu favors more?"

Chen Lai said, "I have already sent someone to kill Su He and pinned his death on Ji Cunguang. Ji Cunman and Ji Cunguang had just reached an agreement when this happened, and there will definitely be a grudge between them. Next, we will watch coldly. If Ji Cunguang protects Ji Cunman, he will definitely be implicated."

“If Ji Cunguang does not protect Ji Cunman, then Ji Cunman will definitely retaliate and counterattack against Ji Cunguang.”

Su Mingzhu clapped her hands in praise, "Senior Sister's strategy is brilliant, but..."

"Junior sister, just speak your mind directly, there's no need to beat around the bush."

"Ji Cunguang is no ordinary person who has gained his current power. The key to our success in this operation is its surprise, speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. If Ji Cunguang reacts in time, we will definitely be in for a tough battle."

Chen Lai didn't take it seriously. "If I can outsmart her once, I can outsmart her a second time, and a third time!"

Then, turning to Su Mingzhu, he asked, "Junior Sister, where did you learn your disguise and poison skills? Has Princess Xu Yao truly never contacted you?"

Su Mingzhu looked distressed; she knew she would be exposed as soon as she agreed to help.

As expected, although Chen Lai did not ask about it at the time, she kept it in mind.

"Senior Sister, when Master reincarnated and went through tribulation, the Eastern Palace was in chaos. Emperor Xu Yao sent you money to appease you, and at the same time gave me a few books to calm my mind."

"Idle books?" Chen Lai chuckled. "Idle books that could kill Ji Cunzhen?"

“Princess Xu Yao claims those are idle books. You know, she is my future lord, and whatever she says goes.”

Su Mingzhu looked completely innocent and gave Chen Lai a gentle smile.

Chen Lai said with a half-smile, "Oh? So, are you actually able to contact your master?"

Su Mingzhu touched her nose and smiled, "Senior Sister, Rule 33 of the Workplace Survival Rules: Avoid contacting your superiors unless absolutely necessary."

Do you have this book?

"Yes, it was given to me by Princess Xu Yao."

"Do you think this is a necessary situation?"

Meeting Chen Lai's sharp gaze, Su Mingzhu hesitated and said, "Unless absolutely necessary, the Crown Prince's Palace is not in danger at the moment."

"No, you're wrong!" Chen Lai said in a deep voice, "The Crown Prince's fate is sealed."

Su Mingzhu asked, "What have you been doing secretly this time?"

Chen Lai laughed and said, "I didn't do anything."

After a long silence, Su Mingzhu suddenly stood up, her eyes blazing, and looked at Chen Lai, "You wouldn't... not have cleaned up the mess, would you?"

Chen Lai smiled but remained silent.

Anger flared instantly in Su Mingzhu's eyes. "You think you're so great? You think you're so high and mighty? You're threatening me with your life!"

“You deliberately left things unfinished and deliberately exposed your weaknesses. If Ji Cunman, Ji Cunguang, and His Majesty the Emperor find out, they will certainly not let you off the hook.”

"Unless Princess Xu Yao is willing to step forward to protect you, if Princess Xu Yao does step forward to protect you, it will be an open act of siding with the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince will naturally be unharmed."

"But aren't you afraid? If Princess Xu Yao no longer cares about your life or death, the Emperor Yu, having lost his son, might very well order your execution in his rage. Are you really not even afraid of death?"

Chen Lai looked up to the sky and roared, "I am not afraid. I come from a poor background, a money-losing good-for-nothing and a scourge from a remote village in the Kingdom of Zisha. I have always lived a muddled and miserable life, not knowing the meaning of life."

Even if Right Envoy Ye tells me it wasn't my fault, I still can't completely let it go.

“My life had always been gloomy until I met my master.”

"My master is a member of the imperial family, a princess of a nation, with a bright future ahead of her. Yet she is willing to travel far and wide for those lowly and weak women, even at the cost of offending the Lord of the Underworld, just to ensure that all women enjoy equal resources."

"Perhaps, in the eyes of many people, Master is too naive."

"But, in my opinion, if there were more people like Master in the world, no woman would ever suffer as much as I did back then."

Upon hearing this, Su Mingzhu remained silent for a long time. "Master is indeed a very good person. However, even if one day the human realm becomes like the demon realm, where women are revered, there will still be some women living relatively impoverished lives. Resources can never be evenly distributed to everyone; there will inevitably be differences in abundance and scarcity."

“I know,” Chen Lai said, tears welling in her eyes. “But if those in power tacitly agree to allocate resources based on strength, then ordinary people will never have a chance to rise up. This world needs leaders like Master, and this world cannot lose a great woman who believes in and practices the ideals of equality and justice!”

"I don't know what else I can do for my master? I think that protecting the Eastern Palace for her is the greatest effort I can make."

Su Mingzhu sighed softly, "You are truly devoted to your master. However, if Princess Xu Yao refuses to stand up for you, wouldn't you be dying in vain?"

Chen Lai said, "Junior Sister, thank you for your concern. But I think Princess Xu Yao will not give up on me easily. I am the leader of the Zhao Sect's human realm branch. If I die suddenly, it will have a significant impact on her interests."

"She will definitely save my life for Zhaojiao's sake."

Since its founding, the Zhao Sect has been backed by the Lord of the Underworld and the Lord of the Demons, and has developed in a remarkable manner. Its missionary reach has spread to forty-nine cities in the human realm, making it a force to be reckoned with.

Otherwise, Ji Cunxi's grave disrespect would not have been lightly punished with the sentence of three lifetimes of tribulation.

Seeing Chen Lai's confidence, Su Mingzhu felt a vague unease.

"Senior Sister, aren't you afraid of angering Princess Xu Yao with all this scheming and plotting?"

Unexpectedly, Chen Lai frankly said, "Of course I'm afraid. Who wouldn't be afraid of playing mind games in front of the world's number one diviner?"

"However, if I refrain from making any plans for fear of angering Princess Xu Yao, I will only become more and more hesitant, and the situation of the Crown Prince's Palace will become more and more dangerous."

"In my years of missionary work in the human world, I have found that the more afraid people are, the more likely they are to fail. Only by bravely trying can one embrace success."

Su Mingzhu's lips moved, but in the end she said nothing.

At 1:15 PM, Emperor Yu issued an imperial edict summoning Chen Lai to the palace.

As they brushed past each other, Chen Lai whispered, "Junior Sister, if I don't want to make things difficult for your master, I'm really going to die."